Charles Sumner: “Although, in its present more moderate form, it is limited to payment…”

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Although, in its present more moderate form, it is limited to payment by existing greenbacks, yet it has the same radical injustice.

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Massachusetts

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He critiques the limited payment methods proposed, asserting they still embody fundamental injustices.

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Charles Sumner: “Although, in its present more moderate form, it is limited to payment by existing greenbacks, yet it has the same…”